The Influence of Solar Radiation on Ozone Column Weight over Baghdad City

Abstract

The ozone layer is part of the atmosphere surrounding Earth. This layer, like anything natural, depends on the balance in its quantitative components, but in front of human aspirations that reach the level of destruction. Make these chemicals a factor in destroying and destroying the ozone layer. Ozone is found naturally in the stratosphere due to a series of interactions between partial oxygenation and atoms. The methods used in the study depend on the monthly and yearly average Ozone (O3), Incident Solar Radiation (ISR) and Temperature (T) taken from the European Mediterranean Weather Forecast (ECMWF) during the period (2014-2018) for the Baghdad region. The largest ozone value was recorded in March and April, and the lowest in September and October. The highest value of Incident Solar Radiation was recorded during June and July and the lowest value in January and December, while the highest value of temperature was during July and August, and the lowest value in January and December. As for seasonal analysis, it was observed that ozone was high during spring and low during summer and Incident Solar Radiation (ISR) and T were observed high in summer and less in winter. In addition, the binding strength of ozone (O3) with ISR was positive and O3 with T inverse.